— Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 28, 1976
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First NE region
By JOANNE SPAHR
WRIGHTSVILLE - More
than 500 breeders of
Chianina beef cattle
assembled at Dutchman
Breeding Systems, Laux
mont Farms, on Saturday,
August 21, for the first
Northeastern Region
Chianina Field Day.
This breed, used primarily
as a terminal cross, has the
distinction of being the
world’s large breed of beef
cattle. Brought into the
country no more than 4
years ago, it is gaming a
following because of its
ability to upgrade other
breeds in size and growth
rate. And, in comparison to
other exotic breeds used in a
cross, Chianmas have very
few calving problems.
“The calves come out long,
slim shouldered, and slim at
the hips,’ r explained Dr. Lee
Miller, a Chianina breeds
and veterinarian from
Woodsboro, Md.
The highlights of this first
field day were judging
contests in the morning, a
beef barbeque for lunch, a
benefit sale in the afternoon,
and an exhibition and
showing of project steers and
heifers by junior club
members. Two of the best
animals were also chosen to
attend the national show m
Kansas City, Mo., on
November 12 and 13.
The two animals picked to
attend the national com
petition were a half-blood
Chianma Angus steer owned
by Mar Lee Farms, Wood
sboro, Md., and a three
quarter Chianina owned by
Twin Oaks Farms,
Quarryville, Pa.
The donation sale, held to
raise funds for the promotion
of Chianinas in the Northeast
Region, was a success with
several items selling well
mto the $lOO bracket. One
quilt even hit the 200 mark.
Three Chianina animals
were sold as part of the
auction. A three-quarter bull
brought $225, a pair of
heifers, wluch were a half
blood and a three-quarter
blood together brought $925,
and another bred half-blood
brought $320.
The afternoon’s junior
show had a total of 40 entries
and saw some stiff com
petition. The grand cham
pion for the show was an
animal owned by Robert
Miller of Mar Lee Farms,
Woodsboro, Md. The reserve
champion was shown by
Janice Kaylor of
Elizabethtown, Pa.
Top placings for the
various classes are as
follows:
Class I - Bret Ritter,
Boiling Springs; Class II -
Jim Glass, Millbrook, N Y.;
Class 111 - Janice Kaylor,
Elizabethtown, Pa.; Class IV
- Robert Miller, Woodsboro,
Md.; Class V - Robert Miller
Approximately 150 of
Lauxmont Farm’s 200
Chianina animals were
judged during the morning’s
festivities. The top winners
in each division were; Men’s
- Bill Halloway; Women’s -
Phyllis Fry, Top place in
dividual - Jeff Treadway;
Top team - Lancaster
County; Weight guessing -
John Frey
The official for the day was
Nick Overpeck, Chnton, Ind
Some “celebrities” who
were on hand to enjoy the
day were Dr. John Phillips,
chief executive officer of the
American Chianina
Association, Jim Glass,
national director for the
Northeast Region, John
Coble, special activities
director of the American
Chianina Association, and
Richard Koonce, field
representative of the
American Chianina Journal.
Of course, there was also
Lombard, the 2850 pound
purebred Chianina bull
which has the distinction of
being the only purebred
Chianina bull in the Nor
theastern States.
According to Ron Kohr,
president of Dutchman
Cattle Breeding Systems, the
field day will become annual
event held at Lauxmont
Farms. The 1400-acre farm
will also be the site of the
November 5 Chianina cattle
sale to be held in conjunction
with the Eastern National
Livestock Exhibition,
Timomum, Md.
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Chianina field day held lc °“' ~mp“ "0 1
Robert Miller, left, and Janice Robert showed the grand champion
Kaylor, right, had the top two animals and Janice showed the reserve grand
at the first annual Chianina field day. champion.
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many cattle get to weighing
over 1200 pounds they are
carrying excess fat and will
get a lower yield grade and
less price per pound.
Following the markets daily
is strongly suggested at this
time of the year.
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STANDS
Again I repeat the im
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of the alfalfa stand, if it is to
be kept for next year. Cut
ting in early September is
acceptable if the stand has
been allowed to come into
nearly full bloom at one of
the previous cuttings.
However, to make all cut
tings in the pre-bloom stage
is dangerous and may hurt
the root system. In this area,
alfalfa plants are developing
root rhizomes during mid to
late September and the plant
should not be cut at that
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frost, should not hurt well
fertilized stands that have
been allowed to reach nearly
full bloom at one time during
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